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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Journalism should be open to online trend

December 14, 2008

Print newspapers will die.It’s actually really simple and not that terrifying. A quick synopsis of the market:Print usually takes up at least 50 percent of a newspaper’s budget....

The Internet can be your source for strange, entertaining news

December 14, 2008

Column by Tim RileyA great benefit of our modern world is that one never has to look very far to find things that are completely ridiculous. Many days, it seems as if the Internet is solely dedicated to...

UK should use national sustainability resource headquartered in Lexington

December 11, 2008

Column by Emily FoersterI am graduating this semester, and as we approach finals and I begin to anticipate the end of my time here, I find myself thinking about what things I can do to help advance healthy...

 

Kernel cartoon

December 11, 2008

Have an opinion about this cartoon or another opinions piece? Write a letter to the editor and e-mail it to [email protected]. Comments left on the Web site may be printed.If you are interested in...

Private donors need to be swayed to give to those in need

December 11, 2008

I have a hard time believing Joe B. Hall Wildcat Lodge is in need of refurbishing, and would be surprised to find anyone who disagrees. I realize the school doesn’t control where private gifts...

Todd’s campus smoking ban is unnecessary, unfair

December 11, 2008

I am a non-smoker. I believe smoking is detrimental to one’s health, yet I believe President Lee Todd’s plan for a campus-wide smoking ban is asinine and discriminatory. I see no...

Students must learn to budget after education report findings

December 11, 2008

A study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education recently gave the state of Kentucky an ‘F’ in affordability in its National Report Card on Higher Education, according...

A disability must not hold student back from passion

December 10, 2008

According to Patty Bender, the assistant vice president of the Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity department at UK, Jena Richards is not deaf.This, of course, comes as news to Richards, who requires...

Article incorrectly portrays Adderall and its dangers

December 10, 2008

I recently read the article titled “The Extra Edge — More Students are Searching for Adderall.” I was a bit confused by the cavalier attitudes expressed in the article. The article seems...

Not knowing what to do with your diploma isn’t the end of the world

December 10, 2008

As the final week of the semester approaches and the end draws near, I’m reminded of my final semester as a student at UK, which ended in a bittersweet moment — graduation.Last spring,...

Todd, UK should reign in spending

December 9, 2008

After reading President Todd’s most recent update on the state of the university’s budget, I find myself surprised that he seems so overwhelmed by this latest round of appropriation...

We should all be held accountable to make community ideas reality

December 9, 2008

Column by Taylor SheltonIn this, my final column, I could wax poetic about how excellent my tenure as a writer for this paper has been. Whether or not you agree with me or enjoy my writing style is a different...

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